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Iron Supplementation Among Adolescent Girls in India

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified January 2006 by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Recruitment status was  Recruiting
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Information provided by:
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00198848
First received: September 13, 2005
Last updated: September 6, 2006
Last verified: January 2006
History of Changes
  Purpose

This study will implement and evaluate a community-based intervention to distribute and promote consumption of weekly iron-folic acid supplements and to provide nutrition education to reduce the prevalence of iron deficiency anemia among adolescent girls in West Bengal, India.


Condition Intervention
Iron Deficiency Anemia
 Drug: Iron-folic acid supplement

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title: Iron Supplementation Among Adolescent Girls in India

Resource links provided by NLM:

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Prevalence of anemia after 1 year of intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Knowledge of anemia
  • Practices regarding treatment and prevention of anemia
  • Knowledge of iron supplements
  • Practices regarding iron supplements
  • Dietary iron intake

Estimated Enrollment: 2800
Study Start Date: September 2005
Estimated Study Completion Date: July 2007
  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   12 Years to 19 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Girl 12-19 years of age
  • Resides in study area

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Does not reside in study area
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00198848

Contacts
Contact: Michele L Dreyfuss, PhD, MPH 410-614-4760 mdreyfus@jhsph.edu

Locations
India
Child In Need Institute Recruiting
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Contact: Laboni Jana, MS         laboni@cinindia.org    
Sub-Investigator: Laboni Jana, MS            
Principal Investigator: Kaliprasad Pappu, MBBS, MPH            
Sponsors and Collaborators
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Michele L Dreyfuss, PhD, MPH Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
  More Information

No publications provided

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00198848     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: H.32.04.11.22.A2, S3433-23/23 (ASPH)
Study First Received: September 13, 2005
Last Updated: September 6, 2006
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health:
Iron deficiency anemia
Adolescent girls
India

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Anemia
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency
Anemia, Hypochromic
Deficiency Diseases
Hematologic Diseases
Malnutrition
Nutrition Disorders
Iron Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
Folic Acid
Vitamin B Complex
 Iron
Vitamins
Micronutrients
Growth Substances
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Pharmacologic Actions
Hematinics
Hematologic Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Trace Elements

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 19, 2013